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 Vernon Sister Cities Sign - Vernon, BC Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 50° 16.009 W 119° 16.284
11U E 338125 N 5570765
The city of Vernon, in the Okanagan Valley, has six sister cities and this sign points to each of them.
Waymark Code: WMN6VR
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 01/06/2015
Views: 1
There are few cities these days without a sister city, but Vernon has six, the most we've yet found in our travels. The sign has been erected in the large and beautiful plaza in front of City Hall at 3400 30th Street in downtown Vernon. Here's the list of the sister cities:
- Tavullia, Italy - 8,631 km.
- Modesto, California - 1,460 km.
- Tome, Japan - 7,746 km.
- Saint-Lambert, Quebec - 3,427 km.
- Sri Anandpur Sahib, India - 11,916 km.
- Frankenburg, Austria - 8,255 km.
Modesto, California was adopted as Vernon's first Sister City on September 1,1982. In July 1986 Tome, Japan became the second Sister city, Tavullia, Italy was added in 1993, Saint-Lambert in 2000, Frankenburg Austria in May of 2008 and Anandpur Sahib, Punjab, India, Vernon's newest Sister City, was endorsed by Council in April of 2012.
Visit Vernon's Sister City Page.
Historic significance:
It points to each of Vernon's Sister Cities.
Location nearest to where you live now:
Modesto, California - 1,460 km.
Date placed: Not listed
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